Category Archives: The People

All about the people side of business and life.

You can’t hide from human intuition

Dear Stan, We have been negotiating with a strategic buyer of our company for about a year now.  The year has been full of business challenges that could have derailed the sale, but we addressed them all and the buyer … Continue reading →

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The essence of leverage

“Dear Stan, We’ve been negotiating with a current partner to spin out a business entity from the partnership as our separate ownership.  It’s a segment of our joint business activities that is no longer congruent with the partner’s mission and … Continue reading →

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Would you buy a low mileage steed from me?

Since money was invented around several thousand years ago, and probably before that, people have been dickering over trade.

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Leader, become yourself

Living legends aren’t easy to come by.  Actually shaking one’s hand is a very special experience.  Seeing the noble and flawed human who represents the legend is really encouraging.  The imperfections allow one to accept the truth of the person’s … Continue reading →

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